sawen
Middle English
Verb
sawen
- to saw
- 1382 John Wycliffe, translation of the Bible (Ebrews 11:37)
- Thei weren stoned, thei weren sawid, thei weren temptid, thei weren deed in sleyng of swerd. Thei wenten aboute in broc skynnes, and in skynnes of geet, nedi, angwischid, turmentid; ("They were stoned, they were sawn, they were tempted, they were killed with the slaying of sword: they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, anguished, tormented;")
Related terms
Descendants
- English: to saw
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